Ruger American Ranch .350 Legend
Model: 26985
Ruger American Ranch .350 Legend
Model: 26985
Full Specifications
Threaded 1/2"-28 x 0.4" barrel: compare big bore suppressor prices.
About This Firearm
The Ruger American Ranch is a compact synthetic-stocked bolt-action .350 Legend built for deer hunting from a blind or in cover. Ruger has replaced it with the Ranch Generation II, so this one is a used buy. It is 34.75 inches overall with a 12.5-inch length of pull at 6.00 lbs, which is a short rifle for a shooter who does not fill a full-size stock.
A Picatinny rail is on the receiver and no sights are, so an optic is a purchase before shooting it. The barrel is 16.38 inches, cold hammer forged and threaded 1/2-28 under a thread protector, which came in the box along with one magazine and sling swivel studs. The magazine is AR-shaped but cut for the cartridge and holds five, so it takes .350 Legend magazines and a 5.56 magazine is no substitute. Out of a barrel this short, a straight-wall cartridge is loud, so plan on hearing protection.
If you're cross-shopping, the Winchester XPR has an MSRP of $659.99 and a 22-inch barrel, which makes more velocity from the same ammunition. A used Mossberg Patriot Synthetic runs the same barrel length as the Winchester and lets the owner set the trigger as light as 2 lbs. The Ranch holds one more than either of them.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Power Bedding uses an integral block to free-float the barrel, and the one-piece three-lug bolt throws 70 degrees, so the handle clears a low-mounted scope.
- The magazine loads in the hand instead of through the top of the action, which is quicker and safer from a seated position.
- A Picatinny rail came fitted at the factory, so there is no argument over bases and no holes to have drilled.
- The short barrel gives up velocity against the full-length rifles in the same cartridge, and .350 Legend has none to spare once the range opens up.
- Ruger has moved to the Ranch Generation II, so current stocks, parts and write-ups describe a different rifle.
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.350 Legend Ballistics →Frequently Asked Questions
What thread pitch is the muzzle?
1/2-28, with a factory thread protector. That is narrower than the 5/8-24 pattern common on .35 caliber brakes and suppressor mounts, so a can bought for this rifle needs a 1/2-28 mount or an adapter.
Is the stock short enough for a youth shooter?
Yes. The pull is about an inch and a quarter shorter than a full-size stock, in the range usually sold as youth or compact. With this cartridge's recoil it is a realistic first deer rifle that an adult can still shoot in a heavy coat.
What replaced it?
Ruger's Ranch Generation II, which keeps the short barrel and adds the Generation II stock with removable spacers and comb inserts and a Cerakote barreled action.
